Ivory Creek planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ivory Creek
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 61.82 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
61.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ivory Creek's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ivory Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Ivory Creek
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.90 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Ivory Creek is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Ivory Creek, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Ivory Creek sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 61.82 km², Ivory Creek is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 74% is flagged bushfire-prone. The median lot measures about 313,687 m² across 125 parcels.
Who lives in Ivory Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ivory Creek suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 874, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Esk, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ivory Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ivory Creek itself.
4,299 in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Ivory Creek data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Not mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Ivory Creek address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Ivory Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Ivory Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ivory Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Ivory Creek flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Ivory Creek, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Ivory Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 74% of Ivory Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Ivory Creek?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Ivory Creek, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Ivory Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ivory Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Ivory Creek?
Across 125 surveyed parcels in Ivory Creek, the median lot size is about 313,687 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Ivory Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ivory Creek scores 874 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yimbun | 4.7 km | Not mapped | 51% |
| Toogoolawah | 6.0 km | Not mapped | 26% |
| Braemore | 6.5 km | Not mapped | 51% |
| Harlin | 10.7 km | 0% | 50% |
| Scrub Creek | 10.8 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Cressbrook | 10.9 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Ottaba | 11.9 km | Not mapped | 61% |
| Mount Beppo | 12.7 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Gregors Creek | 13.7 km | Not mapped | 44% |
| Eskdale | 14.2 km | 0% | 44% |